The Rutgers Scarlet Knights were 5-6 in 1988.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 273 | 3,781 | 752 | 5.0 | 1,527 | 400 | 3.8 | 2,254 | 352 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 45th | 63rd | 82nd | 49th | 75th | 90th | 48th | 42nd | 28th | 72nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 255 | 4,595 | 5.3 | 2,569 | 561 | 4.6 | 2,026 | 299 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 57th | 92nd | 68th | 93rd | 97th | 87th | 48th | 45th | 51st | ||||||||||
Net | +18 | -814 | +752 | -0.3 | -1,042 | -161 | -0.8 | +228 | +53 | -0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 52nd | 83rd | 82nd | 70th | 90th | 94th | 77th | 41st | 27th | 62nd |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |